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Here are my thoughts on CM Punk getting fired:

From day one of his arrival it seemed like some of the EVP's had it out for him (More the Bucks than Omega from what I've heard), after last years All Out Brawl Out all the individuals involved should have been sat down in a room together and forced by Tony Khan to iron things out. If Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels can go out and wrestle each other for an hour plus at Mania while hating each other to their cores then Tony Khan should have forced the Bucks to suck it up and do what is best for business. All In this year should have been CMFTR v The Elite in the Main Event. The backstage situation they created the year before made it the biggest match AEW should have promoted.

There were some reports that CM Punk had his people reach out to bury the hatchet with the Elite only for the Young Bucks to lawyer up and not work towards creating a non-hostile work environment. (It appears that Omega was open to putting everything in the rear view mirror, but he was the only one).

If Jack Perry was told multiple times to NOT use real glass in a spot as been reported, then the final word should have come from Tony Khan and not CM Punk as is being reported. Simply put Tony Khan is a half decent booker, but he really needs to man up and stop trying to be everyone's best friend backstage and be the boss. If he is simply unable to do so he needs to distance himself from the roster and hire someone (not in an active roster position) to be the be all end all when talents have disputes or want to do things that both unsafe for themselves and their opponents.

Now if it comes out that Jack Perry told Hook he got permission to do the glass spot at All In and it wasn't priorly approved by someone backstage (things happen in the heat of the match) because the glass couldn't be gimmicked for safety and Jack Perry went ahead with the spot he should also be fired for not only putting his safety, but the safety of his opponent at risk. If you re-watch the Hook/Jack Perry match both men were cut by the glass, and if those cuts had happened just a few inches higher on their backs there is a chance they could have cut an artery and possibly bleed out on international television.

Essentially the entire CM Punk run in AEW breaks down into several simple factors:

1 - It looks like the Young Bucks were jealous that AEW got it's first Million Plus rating because of CM Punk, not to mention the companies first $1M gate in history.

2 - Tony Khan is truly letting the inmates run the asylum, he needs to be a boss and not a friend to the talent on the roster.

3 - CM Punk needs to grow a thick skin if he wants to continue in wrestling, he does need to let things go that don't matter.

4 - The only people who should be in EVP positions can't also be on the active roster as it's complete conflict of interest, look at how guys with "Creative Control" have hurt other companies in the past

5 - The younger talents on the roster have got to start listening to the advice of the veterans backstage (several talents [Hangman Page for example] have on on the record saying they don't seek out or listen to advice from the veterans who are backstage)

6 - AEW needs to create a firm backstage structure so each and every talent knows exactly who has final say in all in ring decisions, especially if Tony Khan is incapable of making those kinds of decisions, and if someone goes against that person's decision they are suspended without pay for a minimum of 30 days, then 90 days and finally outright released from the company.

I'd really hate for us to look back in say 5-10 years and say the CM Punk run in AEW was the beginning of the end.